Embark: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Embark verb. To go on board a ship or aircraft.
How to say it
im-BAHK/ɪmˈbɑːk/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (BAHK). Forms: embarked.
Meanings
- To go on board a ship or aircraft.
- To begin something new and important.
Embark in a sentence
Passengers may embark from two o’clock, and the ship sails at five.
At fifty she embarked on a degree in marine biology.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- board
- begin
- undertake
- set out
Opposite:
- disembark
- land
Where embark comes from
From French embarquer, from em-, in, plus barque, a boat.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
At fifty she _____ on a degree in marine biology.
- circumnavigate
- embark
- traverse
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embark: At fifty she embarked on a degree in marine biology.